Israel, the Church, and the Abrahamic Promises

Bernard Bell: Fall 2011 and Fall 2018.

Fall 2011

1. 9/19. The Abrahamic Promises: Genesis. Handout. Recording: Primeval History (14.4 MB, 59:58), Patriarchal History (11.4 MB, 47:38).
2. 9/26. OT Israel: Moses to David. Handout, no recording.
3. 10/03. The Davidic Kingdom: handout, no recording.
4. 10/10. The Prophets: handout, no recording.
5. 10/17. Jesus & Second-Temple Judaism: handout, no recording.
6. 10/24. NT Church: handout, recording: Acts (18.4 MB, 76:50), Epistles (7.6 MB, 30:30).
7. 10/31. Dispensationalism: handout, recording (21.5 MB, 89:43).
8. 11/07. Zionism & Modern Israel.
9. 11/14. Three special sessions:
   1. 11/14 Botrus Mansour talks of his identity as an Arab Palestinian Israeli Evangelical Christian. He is general director of Nazareth Baptist School, and author of When Your Neighbor is the Savior (Pasadena, Hope Publ., 2011).
   2. 11/16 movie: With God on Our Side, followed by Q&A with director Porter Speakman & Steven Sizer.
   3. 11/17 Stephen Sizer, Seven Biblical Answers to Common Zionist Assumptions. Handout.
10. 11/28. Judaism.
11. 12/05
12. 12/12

Fall 2018

Course booklet (pdf).

1. 9/24. Backdrop: Genesis 1-11.
2. 10/01. OT Israel.
3. 10/08. Kingdom of Israel.
4. 10/15. Decline & Fall, Exile & Return.
5. 10/22. Jesus & Second-Temple Judaism.
6. 11/05. NT Church.
7. 11/12. Dispensationalism & Covenant Theology.
8. 11/19. Parting of the Ways (-325).
9. 11/26. Christendom, Islam & Judaism.
10. 12/03. Rebirth of Modern Israel.
11. 12/10.
12. 12/17. The Current Situation.